Braids, Cabal Minion (Commander) - Budget Optimized

Braids, Cabal Minion
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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
72xlift
Thorn of Amethyst
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
45xlift
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Dunes of the Dead
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Magus of the Abyss
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God-Pharaoh's Statue
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
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18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
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41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
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86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
1.2xlift
Accursed Marauder
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
2.9xlift
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
3.6xlift
Ophiomancer
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
3.1xlift
Reassembling Skeleton
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
2.9xlift
Smallpox
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
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Morbid Opportunist
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
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Blood Artist
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
1.6xlift
Dreadhorde Invasion
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
1.1xlift
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Tergrid, God of Fright
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
6.0xlift
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
1.2xlift
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.9xlift
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Bloodghast
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
3.5xlift
Greedy Freebooter
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
7.6xlift
Plaguecrafter
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
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Solemn Simulacrum
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Gravecrawler
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
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Fleshbag Marauder
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
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Zulaport Cutthroat
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
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Shambling Ghast
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
6.5xlift
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
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Blood Pet
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
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Kingpin, Wilson Fisk
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
97xlift
Count Nefaria
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194xlift
Sedgemoor Witch
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Ayara, First of Locthwain
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Pawn of Ulamog
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Pitiless Plunderer
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Cult Conscript
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Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
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Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
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Nine-Lives Familiar
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Viscera Seer
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Mirkwood Bats
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Vengeful Bloodwitch
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Marionette Apprentice
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Grim Haruspex
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Mindslicer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3.6xlift
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1.0xlift
Dauthi Voidwalker
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
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Merchant of Venom
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13xlift
Murderous Rider
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3.5xlift
Burglar Rat
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1.5xlift
Harvester of Souls
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Nether Traitor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
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Ornithopter
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6.8xlift
Gutterbones
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11xlift
Butcher of Malakir
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2.1xlift
Rankle, Master of Pranks
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1.4xlift
Chainer, Dementia Master
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2.2xlift
Sanitarium Skeleton
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
7.4xlift
Infestation Sage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2.7xlift
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2.1xlift
Rottenmouth Viper
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5.1xlift
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.7xlift
Carrion Feeder
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.1xlift
Lodestone Golem
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
72xlift
Bloodsoaked Champion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
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Geth, Lord of the Vault
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Forsaken Miner
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.1xlift
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Sheoldred's Edict
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
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Deadly Dispute
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
1.5xlift
Village Rites
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1.2xlift
Defile
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Undying Malice
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Supernatural Stamina
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Infernal Grasp
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Fake Your Own Death
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Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1.4xlift
Blood Pact
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Withering Torment
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1.0xlift
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.7xlift
Not Dead After All
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1.7xlift
Return to Action
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11xlift
Consuming Corruption
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0.8xlift
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.5xlift
Soul Shatter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.5xlift
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.6xlift
Dismember
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1.9xlift
Deadly Rollick
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1.6xlift
Fatal Push
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1.4xlift
Entomb
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1.8xlift
Mausoleum Secrets
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2.1xlift
Flare of Malice
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0.7xlift
Slaughter Pact
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3.6xlift
Drag to the Underworld
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3.4xlift
Tragic Slip
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0.5xlift
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Pox
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Feed the Swarm
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Diabolic Tutor
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Death Cloud
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1.2xlift
Endless Ranks of HYDRA
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191xlift
Read the Bones
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1.8xlift
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1.3xlift
Reanimate
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1.2xlift
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
1.1xlift
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8.4xlift
Mutilate
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1.4xlift
Buried Alive
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1.5xlift
Final Parting
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2.3xlift
Syphon Mind
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1.6xlift
Chain of Smog
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3.5xlift
Pox Plague
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1.6xlift
Bubbling Muck
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.3xlift
Unearth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.6xlift
Ambition's Cost
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3.4xlift
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.5xlift
Increasing Ambition
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7.4xlift
Razaketh's Rite
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3.3xlift
Dread Return
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.0xlift
Vicious Rumors
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2.1xlift
Curse of the Cabal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
15xlift
Mire in Misery
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3.0xlift
Lively Dirge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.2xlift
Will of the Abzan
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4.1xlift
Torment of Hailfire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.8xlift
Season of Loss
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3.3xlift
Duress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0.7xlift
Mastermind's Acquisition
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.8xlift
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0.6xlift
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Smokestack
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
19xlift
Ichor Wellspring
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
17xlift
Jet Medallion
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
0.9xlift
Skullclamp
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1.8xlift
Bontu's Monument
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1.3xlift
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1.2xlift
Winter Moon
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2.4xlift
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.5xlift
Soul-Guide Lantern
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13xlift
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0.8xlift
Prized Statue
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11xlift
Servo Schematic
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
27xlift
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3.3xlift
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0.5xlift
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
43xlift
Collector's Vault
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
18xlift
False Floor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
72xlift
Phoenix Fleet Airship
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8.3xlift
Vat of Rebirth
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3.2xlift
Nimblewright Schematic
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
48xlift
Cursed Totem
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
21xlift
Wishclaw Talisman
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.0xlift
Ensnaring Bridge
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9.0xlift
Damping Sphere
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
21xlift
Elixir
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
10xlift
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0.4xlift
Enchantments
Contamination
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
4.9xlift
Bastion of Remembrance
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
1.5xlift
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
0.9xlift
Ghoulish Procession
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
5.9xlift
Grave Pact
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2.5xlift
Oppression
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
2.9xlift
Mornsong Aria
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7.4xlift
Grave Venerations
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5.4xlift
Waste Not
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.5xlift
Black Market
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.0xlift
Phyrexian Reclamation
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.9xlift
Animate Dead
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.9xlift
Oversold Cemetery
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4.5xlift
Leyline of the Void
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4.8xlift
Braids's Frightful Return
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10xlift
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3.8xlift
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0.6xlift
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.9xlift
Bottomless Pit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2.6xlift
Desolation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
20xlift
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0.9xlift
Breeding Pit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
27xlift
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3.0xlift
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5.6xlift
Thran Vigil
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6.5xlift
The Eldest Reborn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.9xlift
Gloom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
24xlift
Exquisite Blood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0.5xlift
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2.4xlift
Scavenger's Talent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9.0xlift
Kaya's Ghostform
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0.9xlift
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0.9xlift
Necrogen Mists
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2.8xlift
Dark Prophecy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3.7xlift
Tortured Existence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3.3xlift
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5.3xlift
Eye of Nidhogg
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
13xlift
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2.8xlift
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1.6xlift
Professor Onyx
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.9xlift
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3.8xlift
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
1.1xlift
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
1.2xlift
Castle Locthwain
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2.6xlift
Barren Moor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.4xlift
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.1xlift
Ebon Stronghold
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4.7xlift
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.5xlift
Crystal Vein
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8.3xlift
Command Beacon
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3.4xlift
Peat Bog
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3.5xlift
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
36xlift
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0.6xlift
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5.5xlift
Cabal Stronghold
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0.6xlift
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0.6xlift
Memorial to Folly
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.8xlift
Ghost Quarter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3.3xlift
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.1xlift
War Room
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.1xlift
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0.9xlift
Barad-dûr
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2.5xlift
Fountainport
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8.0xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2.3xlift
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2.9xlift
Strip Mine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
18xlift
Leechridden Swamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3.9xlift
Eumidian Hatchery
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
10xlift
Midgar, City of Mako
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0.7xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
1.0xlift
Mind Stone
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
1.3xlift
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
2.4xlift
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
0.9xlift
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2.2xlift
Prismatic Lens
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3.6xlift
Lotus Petal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5.7xlift
Guardian Idol
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
11xlift
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0.4xlift
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.4xlift
Darksteel Ingot
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9.0xlift
Springleaf Drum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2.0xlift
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
1.0xlift
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1.7xlift
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0.8xlift
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4.6xlift
Demolition Field
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3.2xlift
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1.6xlift
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3.3xlift
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1.1xlift
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